Charles william wetter



0. w. WETTER. PUNCH FOR EMBROIDERING MACHINE SI APPLICATION FILEDOCT-12, I917] 1 ,320, 9478* Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

cHARLEs WILLIAM WETTER, on ST.

GALLEN, swi'rznnnenn.

PUNCH FOR EMBROIDERINGr-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1919.

Application filed October 12, 1917. Serial No. 196,280}.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLns lVILLIAM WETTER, a citizen of the Republicof Swit zerland, residing at St. Gallen, Switzerland, have inventedcertain newand useful Iniprovements in Punches for Embroidering-Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the'accompanying drawing, and to letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specifica tion. a

This invention relates to punches or stilettos for embroideringmachines, and comprises a stiletto-shaped body portion having a needleextension from the apex of the stiletto, for the purpose of coloring ordyeing designs on the fabric.

By reason of this arrangement only the stilettos need be changed toperform two operations instead of one, the various opcrating mechanismsremaining unchanged, so that the same mechanism for operating thestilettos for rounding the eyelets will also be used for producing thecolor effects I in the design.

The needle extension applies the color to the fabric; it first passesinto a color-carrying ribbon and receives therefrom a charge of color,which is left on the fabric as the needle is withdrawn. When anembroidered eyelet is enlarged the rail carrying the stiletto is moved agreater distance toward the fabric, the needle extension passing throughthe already embroidered eyelet into the color ribbon, and the stillettoportion enters the eyelet and rounds it. Upon withdrawal of the stilettothe me dle is withdrawn from the enlarged eyelet opening Withoutcoloring it.

Referring to the drawings in which like parts are similarly designated-Figure 1 is a side elevation on an enlarged scale and partly in sectionof a stiletto having a color-carrying needle inserted in its point, and

Fig. 2 is a like view showing the needle extension and stiletto body inone piece.

' to fabric to be embroidered in embroidering machines, the part havingthe form of a needle piercing through the means carrying the color andtransferring the latter from said means to the fabric to be embroidered.The holes produced in the means carrying the colors are therefore muchsmaller than is the case when the punch or stiletto is made conical upto its end. In consequence of this, said means may be used for a longertime. The punch or stiletto made according to this invention may also beused for perforating certain special kinds of fabric, for instancetulle. Stilettos or punches which taper up to their point frequentlytear such. fine fabrics when they are inserted too far into thesefabrics. This is not the case when punches according to this inventionare used.

I claim 1. A fabric coloring and eyelet shaping stilleto forembroidering machines, comprising a substantially conical stiletto bodyhavin a substantially cylindrical extension from the apex thereof bothadapted to enter the fabric.

2. A fabric coloring and eyelet shaping stiletto for embroideringmachines, comprising a substantially conical stiletto body having asubstantially cylindrical pointed extenslon from the apex thereof forcarrying color, both body and extension adapted to enter the fabric.

3. A fabric coloring and eyelet shaping stiletto for embroideringmachines, comprising a smooth, tapered eyelet shaping stiletto body anda needle inserted in the apex of said body and projecting therefrom saidneedle carrying color from a color supply to the embroidered fabric,both the needle and the stiletto adapted to enter the fabric.

4:. A fabric coloring and eyelet shaping stilletto for einborideringmachines, comprising an eyelet-shaping conical stilletto body and aneyeless color-carrying needle projecting from the apex thereof, saidnee- 10 dle for applying color to the frabric, said body and needleadapted to enter the fabric.

In testimony that 1 claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name.

CHARLES WILLIAM VVETTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

